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An experimental adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear: set at an exotic European resort, Godard assembles a vast array of characters whose bizarre personalities and troubled lives bear an eerie resemblance to the delirium of Shakespeare's classic.

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Uniform Title:King Lear (Motion picture : 1987)
Corporate Authors: Cannon Group, Golan-Globus (Firm) (Producer), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Producer), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Italia (Firm)
Other Authors: Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997 (Actor), Sellars, Peter (Actor), Ringwald, Molly (Actor), Mailer, Norman (Actor), Mailer, Kate (Actor), Allen, Woody, 1935- (Actor), Carax, Léos (Actor), Godard, Jean-Luc, 1930- (Director), Goland, Menahem (Producer), Globus, Yoram (Producer), Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Italian
Language Notes:In English; dubbed in Italian; with optional subtitles in English or Italian.
Published: [Santa Monica, Calif.] : MGM Studios ; [2009]
Edition:Letterbox version.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > King Lear > Drama.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Film adaptations.
Power (Philosophy) > Drama.
Virtue > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Motion pictures > Drama.
Comedy films.
Experimental films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.

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Call Number: PR2819.A23 K56 2009b
 
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